Cazenovia College graduate Mary Beth Cyr said "I do" to Ryan Hatch on May 31 in a beautiful wedding in her hometown of Sturbrudge, Massachusetts. But before that, she had to first "Say Yes to the Dress."

Cyr, a 34-year-old Cazenovia resident, will appear on an episode of the TLC reality series about weddings and dresses that airs tonight at 9 p.m. The show follows brides-to-be who search for the perfect gown at Kleinfeld Bridal in Manhattan.

In a phone interview, she says the opportunity to be on television was important to her to share her story of a struggle with cancer and raise awareness.

"My family and I have watched the show together for a few years. We record it and watch marathons together," Cyr said. "I wrote in and told them [how] I was battling ovarian cancer since 2010, which is something that runs in my family... [I wanted to] speak out a little bit about how it's affected our family and make women more aware of the disease."

According to the Mayo Clinic, the cancer begins in the ovaries and often goes undetected until it spreads to the pelvis and abdomen. In later stages, it can be difficult to treat and even fatal.

"It's important to still move on and treat yourself like a normal person and do the things that you want to do," Cyr added. "Have fun with it, move on and move forward."

And fun is exactly what she and her family had during filming of the show. They turned the trip to Kleinfeld into a weekend trip in New York City, taking in the sights and more.

My grandmother said it was one of the best weekends she's ever had, Cyr said.

It helps, of course, that shopping for the wedding dress went very smoothly -- no Bridezilla-like incidents. In fact, Cyr couldn't remember any drama during the June 2012 experience.

"I tried on a few dresses, and when I put the dress on that I said yes to, I knew that that was the dress.... we were very lucky, it was quite easy. I had an idea of what I wanted and the people at Kleinfeld were such good professionals that they showed what the ideal dress is for me and everything worked out."

Cyr, who since took her husband's last name, says she met Hatch, originally from Eaton in Madison County, after she decided to stay in Central New York post-college. She currently works for horse jumping competitor and Olympic medal winner Beezie Madden in Cazenovia.